At Four Seasons Astir Palace Athens, Luca Piscazzi uses Greek ingredients and Italian memory to build a Michelin-starred restaurant that keeps discovering its own coastline.
The island may be famous for its excess, but regulars know Mykonos is at its best in family-run tavernas, quieter beaches, sharp hotels and long lunches that slip into sunset.
The Ionian Islands are not built for effortless island-hopping, which is exactly why their Venetian towns, wild coves and myth-soaked harbors still feel like a proper discovery.